A 40-year-old housewife, Motunrayo Ajayi, has asked an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court in Ekiti State to dissolve her 12-year-old marriage to her husband, Taiwo Ajayi, over lack of care.
According to The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Motunrayo, a mother of two, accused Taiwo of incessant beating, destruction of properties and failure to care for her and their children. Motunrayo told the court that she stopped living with her husband two years ago, because he chased her out.
“He beat me when I ask for our children’s school fees and feeding allowance.
“He does not care about his family, particularly the children.
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“I left his house when I could no longer bear it, but he still come to beat me where I reside,” she said.
Motunrayo, therefore, prayed the court to separate them, saying she was not ready to die.
She also asked for the custody of the children.
The petitioner also asked the court to order her husband to take responsibility of their children’s school fees and give them feeding allowance.
The respondent, Taiwo said he stopped living with his wife about a year ago.
He denied ever beating her.
He said there was a time their landlord reported his wife to him, but when he confronted her about the matter, she cursed and fought him.
He, however, urged the court to beg his wife to come back to him for the sake of their children.
The court president, Mrs Olayinka Akomolede, after hearing from both parties, adjourned the case till October 31 for judgment.